What do you think?
Rate this book
Teaching Kids to Listen: Kids Book about Listening - Listening Skills for Kids
You say it once. Then twice. Then louder. And still nothing changes.
If your child seems to tune out instructions, interrupt constantly, or struggle to follow conversations at home or school, you are not alone. Many parents assume their child is being defiant or careless, when the real issue is that listening has never been clearly taught as a skill.
Parents share, “I thought my child just was not paying attention. This book showed us how to teach listening in a way that finally made sense.”
Teaching Kids To Listen is written for children, but designed to solve a parent problem. It gives kids simple, concrete tools to understand what listening actually means and how to do it in real life situations with parents, teachers, and friends.
Created by bestselling author, publisher, and parent Skilled Fun and Diane Pope, this book uses imaginative stories, relatable characters, and practical examples to turn listening from a constant struggle into a learnable habit.
Help Your Child Understand What Listening Really Is
• Learn the difference between hearing and listening
• Recognize distractions and how to manage them
• Understand why listening matters at home and school
Build Strong Communication Skills
• Practice turn taking and respectful conversation
• Learn how to listen without interrupting
• Strengthen empathy and understanding of others
Reduce Daily Frustration
• Improve follow through on instructions
• Support better behavior without repeated reminders
• Build confidence in classrooms, friendships, and family life
This book includes engaging stories, playful concepts, and clear examples that help kids stay interested while learning skills they can use immediately.
When kids know how to listen, conversations improve. Conflicts decrease. And confidence grows.
If you are tired of repeating yourself and ready to help your child succeed socially and emotionally, this book gives them the tools they need.
Add to cart now so listening starts improving today, not after another frustrating day.
If your child seems to tune out instructions, interrupt constantly, or struggle to follow conversations at home or school, you are not alone. Many parents assume their child is being defiant or careless, when the real issue is that listening has never been clearly taught as a skill.
Parents share, “I thought my child just was not paying attention. This book showed us how to teach listening in a way that finally made sense.”
Teaching Kids To Listen is written for children, but designed to solve a parent problem. It gives kids simple, concrete tools to understand what listening actually means and how to do it in real life situations with parents, teachers, and friends.
Created by bestselling author, publisher, and parent Skilled Fun and Diane Pope, this book uses imaginative stories, relatable characters, and practical examples to turn listening from a constant struggle into a learnable habit.
Help Your Child Understand What Listening Really Is
• Learn the difference between hearing and listening
• Recognize distractions and how to manage them
• Understand why listening matters at home and school
Build Strong Communication Skills
• Practice turn taking and respectful conversation
• Learn how to listen without interrupting
• Strengthen empathy and understanding of others
Reduce Daily Frustration
• Improve follow through on instructions
• Support better behavior without repeated reminders
• Build confidence in classrooms, friendships, and family life
This book includes engaging stories, playful concepts, and clear examples that help kids stay interested while learning skills they can use immediately.
When kids know how to listen, conversations improve. Conflicts decrease. And confidence grows.
If you are tired of repeating yourself and ready to help your child succeed socially and emotionally, this book gives them the tools they need.
Add to cart now so listening starts improving today, not after another frustrating day.
143 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 1, 2024
About the author
Skilled Fun
67 books1 followerThe motivation for these books is to empower children with essential life skills that will help them succeed in all areas of their lives. By providing practical guidance and real-world tools, the book aims to help children build confidence, develop emotional intelligence, improve social interactions, and gain critical thinking skills. It also serves as a valuable resource for parents who want to actively support their child’s growth, helping them navigate life's challenges and prepare for future success. The goal is to create a foundation for lifelong learning, personal development, and well-rounded success.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
October 8, 2025
A book full of whimsy and metaphors to help your child learn that listening is vital to their growth
A great book, that I would say is probably fitted with verbiage for an 8-9 year old. And not too long, can be read in a few hours to your child, or probably 6-7 hours if the child is reading it themselves.
This book uses a lot of metaphors throughout the whole book: the Hush Hush Hedgehog vs the Echo Elephant vs the whispering wolf. The child is meant to find their listening superpower in their personality. Go on adventures with Lily the Listening Guide, or the Happy Grinning Giggler.
This book takes a whimsical approach to better your child’s ability to listen, focus and retain for school and at home.
If you think your child will resonate to a story that makes “listening cool” with tales of their Mega Ears making port in Legend’s Harbor, where listening feats get immortalized, then this is the book for you.
Some kids might find that corny, but if you’ve got the right kid for it, then it might help get your kid to focus.
A great book, that I would say is probably fitted with verbiage for an 8-9 year old. And not too long, can be read in a few hours to your child, or probably 6-7 hours if the child is reading it themselves.
This book uses a lot of metaphors throughout the whole book: the Hush Hush Hedgehog vs the Echo Elephant vs the whispering wolf. The child is meant to find their listening superpower in their personality. Go on adventures with Lily the Listening Guide, or the Happy Grinning Giggler.
This book takes a whimsical approach to better your child’s ability to listen, focus and retain for school and at home.
If you think your child will resonate to a story that makes “listening cool” with tales of their Mega Ears making port in Legend’s Harbor, where listening feats get immortalized, then this is the book for you.
Some kids might find that corny, but if you’ve got the right kid for it, then it might help get your kid to focus.
March 2, 2025
Engaging and Practical Approach to Social Skills
I really enjoyed how the author use stories and interactive activities to teach social skills and relatable engaging way. Instead of just explaining concepts, the book brings them to life through real-world scenarios to make it easy to understand and apply. The activities help reinforce the lessons, making them more practical and actionable. This book is a fantastic resource for anyone looking to improve communication, empathy, and relationship building skills. Highly recommended!
I really enjoyed how the author use stories and interactive activities to teach social skills and relatable engaging way. Instead of just explaining concepts, the book brings them to life through real-world scenarios to make it easy to understand and apply. The activities help reinforce the lessons, making them more practical and actionable. This book is a fantastic resource for anyone looking to improve communication, empathy, and relationship building skills. Highly recommended!
September 24, 2025
Great Resource for Parents
I absolutely love the content and context of this book. The instructions are clear, and the guide js super easy to follow. A lot of the information was already familiar to me, which reassured me that I've been doing a good job teaching my younger family members to listen. At the same time, I discovered new methods I hadn't thought of before, and I'm excited to try them out with the little ones. Though, I couldn't help but feel distracted in small formatting quirks. Overall, I really appreciate the author for putting this together!
I absolutely love the content and context of this book. The instructions are clear, and the guide js super easy to follow. A lot of the information was already familiar to me, which reassured me that I've been doing a good job teaching my younger family members to listen. At the same time, I discovered new methods I hadn't thought of before, and I'm excited to try them out with the little ones. Though, I couldn't help but feel distracted in small formatting quirks. Overall, I really appreciate the author for putting this together!
January 26, 2026
Kids? read this
If you have kids, you need this book. OMG, how many times do we have to call our kids before they actually hear us? I was constantly repeating myself until we tried this. It treats listening like a skill rather than just bad behavior, which changed the dynamic in our house. The stories were engaging, and we’ve had way less interrupting. It explains it better than I can.
If you have kids, you need this book. OMG, how many times do we have to call our kids before they actually hear us? I was constantly repeating myself until we tried this. It treats listening like a skill rather than just bad behavior, which changed the dynamic in our house. The stories were engaging, and we’ve had way less interrupting. It explains it better than I can.
December 9, 2024
Fun and Educational
An excellent adventure for children that's both fun and educational! Children will enjoy following along Lily's magical journey with her special "Mega-Ears." This story is a creative way to teach children the importance and power of good listening skills. It will also boost their self-esteem. Recommended.
An excellent adventure for children that's both fun and educational! Children will enjoy following along Lily's magical journey with her special "Mega-Ears." This story is a creative way to teach children the importance and power of good listening skills. It will also boost their self-esteem. Recommended.
February 28, 2025
Must have for parents!
This book makes learning to listen fun and engaging, and helps kids improve communication and behavior at the same time. The relatable stories make it easy for parents to teach valuable skills at home. A great resource for fostering better listening and social interactions!
This book makes learning to listen fun and engaging, and helps kids improve communication and behavior at the same time. The relatable stories make it easy for parents to teach valuable skills at home. A great resource for fostering better listening and social interactions!
March 28, 2025
Imaginative kids book on listening
While I thought this was a book for parents on teaching kids to listen, it is actually a kids book on listening. It uses imaginary tales to help engage young readers and build their listening skills in many situations. I’d suggest changing the cover to better reflect who the actual audience is.
While I thought this was a book for parents on teaching kids to listen, it is actually a kids book on listening. It uses imaginary tales to help engage young readers and build their listening skills in many situations. I’d suggest changing the cover to better reflect who the actual audience is.
April 9, 2025
okay
This was an okay book on listening but it seemed to be unclear as to who the exact audience is. If it is for kids, there needs to be more pictures to help maintain interest. If it’s for older kids or tweens, then the language is a little immature. Just my opinion of course. The information was good just the style I didn’t love.
This was an okay book on listening but it seemed to be unclear as to who the exact audience is. If it is for kids, there needs to be more pictures to help maintain interest. If it’s for older kids or tweens, then the language is a little immature. Just my opinion of course. The information was good just the style I didn’t love.
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews